diff --git a/src/components/admin/KnowledgeGraph.jsx b/src/components/admin/KnowledgeGraph.jsx
index 200b624..87fd65e 100644
--- a/src/components/admin/KnowledgeGraph.jsx
+++ b/src/components/admin/KnowledgeGraph.jsx
@@ -235,9 +235,20 @@ const KnowledgeGraph = () => {
             const rawContent = await getFileContent('respellion', 'employee-handbook', file.path);
             await analyzeHandbookDelta(rawContent, file.path);
             await db.updateHandbookSyncState(file.path, file.sha);
+            
+            // To respect Anthropic's 5 requests per minute rate limit on this tier, 
+            // we pause for 15 seconds before processing the next file.
+            if (count < filesToProcess.length) {
+              setSyncProgress(`Waiting 15s to avoid rate limits... (${count}/${filesToProcess.length})`);
+              await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 15000));
+            }
           } catch (err) {
             console.error('Failed to process file:', file.path, err);
-            // We continue processing other files even if one fails
+            // We continue processing other files even if one fails, but still wait to avoid further rate limits
+            if (count < filesToProcess.length) {
+              setSyncProgress(`Error on ${file.name}. Waiting 15s... (${count}/${filesToProcess.length})`);
+              await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 15000));
+            }
           }
         }
         setSyncProgress('Sync Complete!');